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president obama greeted them yesterday. a senior administration official says the president was obamaing appropriate protocol and the trip did nothing but enhance the sbogs status of the u.s. relative to japan. >> the space shuttle "atlantis" should be on its way to the international space station later this afternoon. live picture for you as it sits on the platform they plan to launch 2:28 eastern. 100 shuttle fans get to see the launch up close to tweet about it. they're expected to reach 150,000 twitter followers. >> a big mess in seattle, washington. look at what a mudslide has done to this house. fortunately, no one was hurt, but the area's dealing with blustery, rainy days as the first of two storms rolled into the pacific northwest. winds gusted, knocked over trees, causing a few power outages as well. a second storm forecast tomorrow. so you can be on the lookout. >>> a legal battle is heating up between the pentagon and the aclu. at issue, photos that appear to show americans abusing foreign detainees. here's the q
president obama greeted them yesterday. a senior administration official says the president was obamaing appropriate protocol and the trip did nothing but enhance the sbogs status of the u.s. relative to japan. >> the space shuttle "atlantis" should be on its way to the international space station later this afternoon. live picture for you as it sits on the platform they plan to launch 2:28 eastern. 100 shuttle fans get to see the launch up close to tweet about it. they're...
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it happened to president obama in china. find out about his reunion with his half brother in beijing. >>> yesterday the president was in china where he met with the premier of that country. the white house says china's president accepted an invitation to visit the u.s. next year. president obama also took time yesterday to walk along a section of china's great wall calling that experience magical and in between the state dinners, closed door meetings and sightseeing, president obama had a rare reunion with his half brother in china. mark obama has been living in southern china for the past seven years. he made headlines recently because in his new book he claims their father physically abused him. he wouldn't say if that subject came up when they met briefly at the president's hotel. >> we just had a big hug. and my wife and he had a big, big hug. and it was just very powerful. very intense us today he's my big brother. >> president obama says he hasn't read his half brother's book but says it's no secret their father was tr
it happened to president obama in china. find out about his reunion with his half brother in beijing. >>> yesterday the president was in china where he met with the premier of that country. the white house says china's president accepted an invitation to visit the u.s. next year. president obama also took time yesterday to walk along a section of china's great wall calling that experience magical and in between the state dinners, closed door meetings and sightseeing, president obama...
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the first lady, michelle obama. the texas governor, rick perry, defense secretary gates defending as well. the president and first lady met with the survivor and families of victims before the ceremony began. it started 40 minutes late because he wanted to continue to meet with them and talk with them and comfort them. we could see them emerge. a hush fell over the crowd as they walked down the stairs after that meeting with the president and first family. some on crushes. some wearing casts. it was quite a moment to see about a half hour ago. the ceremony continues. live continuing coverage on cnn. >>> the issue of abortion could derail health care reform legislation in the senate. democratic senator and abortion opponent ben nelson of nebraska says he will oppose any bill that provide federal money for abortions. house speaker nancy pelosi added restrictions on abortion funding to get it passed. democratic senator barbara boxer calls it rad call and says it prohibits abortion coverage and any government-run plan.
the first lady, michelle obama. the texas governor, rick perry, defense secretary gates defending as well. the president and first lady met with the survivor and families of victims before the ceremony began. it started 40 minutes late because he wanted to continue to meet with them and talk with them and comfort them. we could see them emerge. a hush fell over the crowd as they walked down the stairs after that meeting with the president and first family. some on crushes. some wearing casts....
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stay with us. >>>, of course, president obama is commander in cheel. this veterans day he is consoler in chief. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. the occasion was particularly poignant since the president led yesterday's memorial service for the victims of the massacre at ft. hood. today he paid tribute to those who served rand serving this country. >> in an era where people have acted in pursuit of narrow self-interest they have chosen the opposite. they have chosen to serve the cause greater than sell'. many after they knew they would be sent into harm's way. for the better part of a decade have endured tour after tour, protected us from danger and given others the opportunity for a better life. so to all of them, to our veterans, to the fallen and to their families, there's no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice. >> now after the amphitheater service president obama visited section 60 for u.s. military personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan wars specifically. >>
stay with us. >>>, of course, president obama is commander in cheel. this veterans day he is consoler in chief. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. the occasion was particularly poignant since the president led yesterday's memorial service for the victims of the massacre at ft. hood. today he paid tribute to those who served rand serving this country. >> in an era where people have acted in pursuit of narrow self-interest they have chosen the opposite. they have chosen...
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the president obama will be on capitol hill tomorrow to lobby in person. there will be two more democrats in the house when health care comes up for the vote. the winners of the tuesday special elections in new york and california. >>> right now in washington people opposed to health care reform in general are gathering outside of the capitol. republican leaders will address the valley. they are right now as we speak. a live picture from the hill. this is the t.e.a. party anti-tax group. minnesota congressman michelle bachmann is spearheading the rally which she dubbed a house call by the activists. last week she publicly invited t.e.a. party members to swarm the capitol to tell lawmakers they oppose this heal care reform. >>> could oprah winfrey be calling it quits? a new report claims she'll say good-bye to her daytime talk show in two years but she won't stay completely away. she'll move the show to the oprah winfrey network on cable which will replace discovery health channel. it would be a shock to industry insiders. many expected her to continue her
the president obama will be on capitol hill tomorrow to lobby in person. there will be two more democrats in the house when health care comes up for the vote. the winners of the tuesday special elections in new york and california. >>> right now in washington people opposed to health care reform in general are gathering outside of the capitol. republican leaders will address the valley. they are right now as we speak. a live picture from the hill. this is the t.e.a. party anti-tax...
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even though that's the goal is to close down guantanamo bay for the obama administration. maybe you prefer a military commission instead of a civilian court. for these people charged in the 9/11 attacks. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. call us at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also text at hlntv. standard text rates apply. or give me two seconds to post the question on my facebook page and dive into the discussion. >> you can talk live with richelle about that on-air. >>> doctors say a little girl is doing well after a rare and complicated surgery. they gave her three new organs in one day. >>> anthony sowell, the man who owns the house where eleven bodies were found pleaded not guilty to charges that led to the investigation at his home. these charges are connected to an alleged attack on women, and police investigating that discovered the bodies. the video that you're seeing is from earlier this month. police have expanded their search now of his house to a nearby property. they took away several evidence bags from there. >>> universal pictures has reportedly agreed to a $20,000 sett
even though that's the goal is to close down guantanamo bay for the obama administration. maybe you prefer a military commission instead of a civilian court. for these people charged in the 9/11 attacks. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. call us at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also text at hlntv. standard text rates apply. or give me two seconds to post the question on my facebook page and dive into the discussion. >> you can talk live with richelle about that on-air. >>> doctors say a little...
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meantime the bill president obama signs today may also boost the u.s. housing market because it is going to extend that $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit past the end of this month now to june 30th. it also creates a $6500 credit for current homeowners to buy a new home if they've lived in their current home for at least five years and they get it passed through the senate and house this week. it is on the president's desk this morning. also the bill could allow some businesses to turn their losses into cash. this bill lets all businesses apply losses from either '08 or '09 to any five years before 2008 so they can get an irs refund on the taxes they have paid. two big exceptions however. first, no business that took the bailout rescue funds, t.a.r.p., the troubled asset relief program funds from the government, they're not eligible for the tax break. also, any refunds for taxes in the fifth year would be reduced by half. again, this is something businesses have really been angling for throughout the recession. this is a long time in coming for th
meantime the bill president obama signs today may also boost the u.s. housing market because it is going to extend that $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit past the end of this month now to june 30th. it also creates a $6500 credit for current homeowners to buy a new home if they've lived in their current home for at least five years and they get it passed through the senate and house this week. it is on the president's desk this morning. also the bill could allow some businesses to turn...
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it's about barack obama. we asked, would you lean more towards voting for a candidate who supports barack obama or opposes him? you can see right there more people say they would vote for the candidate who supports president obama than opposes him, michelle. >> there is going to be a lot of people elbowing to be on his coattails again. >> the democrats for sure. >>> health care has been a pretty hot topic for americans, but have health issues changed for black men in america? one expert says it's at a crisis level. we'll look at that coming up in a special "what matters." >>> it's been a year since the historic election of president barack obama. all week in our "what matters" partnership with essence magazine, we're taking a closer look at life for black men since president obama was elected. has their lives changed since the president became black? we sat down with an african-american community and asked that question. today meet marcus murray, executive director of project brotherhood, an organization that
it's about barack obama. we asked, would you lean more towards voting for a candidate who supports barack obama or opposes him? you can see right there more people say they would vote for the candidate who supports president obama than opposes him, michelle. >> there is going to be a lot of people elbowing to be on his coattails again. >> the democrats for sure. >>> health care has been a pretty hot topic for americans, but have health issues changed for black men in...
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. >>> right now president obama son his way to ft. hood to join grieving families in a shaken community looking for answers to last week's deadly shooting spree. he will meet privately of relatives of those who were killed and then attend a memorial service at the army post. >>> right now the fbi is starting a new internal review to see if it missed any red flags about the suspect, major nidal hasan. >> i guess no one saw the signs on him. they missed the signs with him. can you imagine they missed the signs with someone else? i mean, you know, ridiculous. >> i think there were probably a lot of connections that should have been made that weren't made but we're at war and we're under a lot of pressure and maybe that's -- that's what happened. >> and remembering those who lost their lives live to the senate we go. they are observing a moment of silence. it's in honor of the victims and families of the ft. hood shootings. 13 people died in those attacks, 42 others were injured. and then we see the senator -- senator reid from las vegas,
. >>> right now president obama son his way to ft. hood to join grieving families in a shaken community looking for answers to last week's deadly shooting spree. he will meet privately of relatives of those who were killed and then attend a memorial service at the army post. >>> right now the fbi is starting a new internal review to see if it missed any red flags about the suspect, major nidal hasan. >> i guess no one saw the signs on him. they missed the signs with him....
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you said that the marriage of barack and michelle obama is calming and hope inspiring. describe what you mean by that as it relates to black men. >> well, if we look at the data and what's happen nd the african-american family. in 1966, 84% of african-american children were being raised in two-parent households. you fast-forward to 2006, that number dropped to 31%. there ae' something going on. even in the african-american community when we're having kids together we're not staying together. also the divorce rate when we're getting married in the african-american community is the highest among any distinct ethnic group. we have to look at what's going on in relationships. seeing a highly performing, very good family like the obama family in terms of the way they interact with each other, the way they're raising their children, it's something to hope for and hopefully we can emulate that and that becomes the norm in the african-american community, that type of two-parent household rather than the exception. >> harer also adds that experts say family structure and the pre
you said that the marriage of barack and michelle obama is calming and hope inspiring. describe what you mean by that as it relates to black men. >> well, if we look at the data and what's happen nd the african-american family. in 1966, 84% of african-american children were being raised in two-parent households. you fast-forward to 2006, that number dropped to 31%. there ae' something going on. even in the african-american community when we're having kids together we're not staying...
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president obama planned on it being closed by january 27th. eric holder explained today why that most likely won't happen. >> i think's going to be difficult to close the facility by january the 22nd. one of the things that i think is most problematic in that regard is trying to relocate the people who are going to be approved for transfer, finding places where they can be safely placed both for the nation that will host them and for the american citizens. i'm not sure we're going to be able to complete that process by january the 22nd, though we are constantly in the process of trying to do exactly that. >> holer says trying the five 9/11 terror suspects in new york is a key step toward closing guantanamo. >>> other news for you, the alleged ft. hood gunman may be permanently paralyzed from the waist down. major any you tall hasan was shot four times during the shooting spree last week. he's hospitalized in intensive care at brook army medical center in san antonio. his civilian lawyer caulk talked with him for about an hour yesterday. >> he'
president obama planned on it being closed by january 27th. eric holder explained today why that most likely won't happen. >> i think's going to be difficult to close the facility by january the 22nd. one of the things that i think is most problematic in that regard is trying to relocate the people who are going to be approved for transfer, finding places where they can be safely placed both for the nation that will host them and for the american citizens. i'm not sure we're going to be...
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. >> moments ago president barack obama expressing his condolences to victims of this horrific attack at ft. hood, texas, massive shooting, 12 killed. the gunmen -- one of the gunmen included in that number. up to 31 wounded, two of them said to be in very serious condition. the entire base under lockdown. three suspects are believed behind this assault. again one dead, two now in custody. the army says the suspects are all u.s. soldiers and the shootings happened at two different locations, a u.s. terrorism official says it is still way too early to tell whether this is in any way linked to terrorism. we know ft. hood is the army's largest u.s. post there. are about 40,000 troops stationed there. governor rick perry will speak about this breaking new story in about 13 minutes bottom of the hour. we'll update any new details throughout "prime news" so stick around for that. we continue to follow this story, more shocking as the days go on, 11 human remains, possibly more at an accused serial killer's home in cleveland, ohio, a second victim identified today and we're hearing from one
. >> moments ago president barack obama expressing his condolences to victims of this horrific attack at ft. hood, texas, massive shooting, 12 killed. the gunmen -- one of the gunmen included in that number. up to 31 wounded, two of them said to be in very serious condition. the entire base under lockdown. three suspects are believed behind this assault. again one dead, two now in custody. the army says the suspects are all u.s. soldiers and the shootings happened at two different...
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president obama promised justice. >> your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. >> after the president's speech, he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the victims' battlefield crosses. >>> michael jackson's funeral cost more than a million dollars and jackson was buried in a $35,000 suit. that's from court documents unsealed during jackson's estate hearing. the singer's mother, catherine jackson, shocked her husband, joe by dropping the challenge against the state's two executors. the judge then told jackson he had no right to the assets of his son's estate. >>> you might remember the walmart employee trampled to death by a huge crowd when a store opened on black friday last year. there are new protections that may keep you safer this year if you head to a walmart. jennifer westhoven is looking out for us. >> as you can imagine, walmart don't want you to have one shred of concern about your safety. they want that totally handled so you can focus on having b
president obama promised justice. >> your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. >> after the president's speech, he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the victims' battlefield crosses. >>> michael jackson's funeral cost more than a million dollars and jackson was buried in a $35,000 suit. that's from court documents unsealed during jackson's estate...
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that came out this week that women should get your mammograms and screenings, do you think that the obama administration had any influence over those or any link or was this independent? >> i will not speculate on that. recommendations like this from a task force, a panel, that has been put together by the administration that those recommendations will be used by the insurance companies as they make a determination as to what they're going to cover. as a woman, i want to be able to consult with my doctor based on my family history to know when i should be getting a mammogram. we will figure out when that is appropriate but we will follow the guidelines that we look to. it is the insurance companies who are saying, sorry, you are over 50 and it is now every other year as opposed to what my coverage was before, that causes me a great deal of concern. >> anyone else? >> center collins, there is some unfinished business in congress that needs to be addressed before dan york. -- senator collins -- [unintelligible] there is a list of a five or six items. was this leveraged to pressure the democ
that came out this week that women should get your mammograms and screenings, do you think that the obama administration had any influence over those or any link or was this independent? >> i will not speculate on that. recommendations like this from a task force, a panel, that has been put together by the administration that those recommendations will be used by the insurance companies as they make a determination as to what they're going to cover. as a woman, i want to be able to...
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president obama will be there. president george w. bush, former president bush, has paid a courtesy call, along with the former first lady. and the suspect major nidal hasan is conscious and talking from his bed 120 miles away from ft. hood in san antonio. when we get more information on hasan and the investigation itself, we'll bring it to you. >>> people along the gulf coast are bracing for tropical storm ida, downgraded from a hurricane this morning. still forecast to say it could dump up to eight inches of lane reign when it makes landfall probably around mobil, alabama. bonnie schneider is joining us with the latest. heading for the southeast. >> absolutely. we are talking about a big tropical storm and a strong one at that. when you hear tropical storm, you may think it's not so bad but this is a powerful storm once a category ii hurricane. ida is on the move. already some of the convection coming on shore. but the center of circulation has not yet done that. winds are at 70 miles per hour, gusts up to 85. so right now the cente
president obama will be there. president george w. bush, former president bush, has paid a courtesy call, along with the former first lady. and the suspect major nidal hasan is conscious and talking from his bed 120 miles away from ft. hood in san antonio. when we get more information on hasan and the investigation itself, we'll bring it to you. >>> people along the gulf coast are bracing for tropical storm ida, downgraded from a hurricane this morning. still forecast to say it could...
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think if she is plotting to run for the presidency in 2012, she certainly might be following the barack obama model, who he, of course, came out neshlly with an auto by oh graphy that was very frank and followed up with a policy oriented book. >> she had to do this interview. she has to get her story out there. but you mentioned politics. let's talk politics real quick, nia. this is a snippet from that interview, talking about how she was coached for the debates. basically saying she was given flash cards, and does not paint the mccain campaign, not john mccain himself, but campaign advisers not in a good light. basically she was given non-answers to recite. she tried to be honest and candid. they told her, huh-uh, not a good way to go. was that a good thing to unveil that? >> it makes her look like the victim. it makes her look like someone who's kind of caught up in this whirlwind campaign, who wasn't quite ready for primetime. i mean, she kept kind of going back to not being prepared, or not -- or being naive, for instance, when she talked about the katie couric interview. she talked about
think if she is plotting to run for the presidency in 2012, she certainly might be following the barack obama model, who he, of course, came out neshlly with an auto by oh graphy that was very frank and followed up with a policy oriented book. >> she had to do this interview. she has to get her story out there. but you mentioned politics. let's talk politics real quick, nia. this is a snippet from that interview, talking about how she was coached for the debates. basically saying she was...